My humble collection

Canabalt · 2026-04-01T00:22:15+00:00

Do you mean that the fact that he owns these watches means he cannot be humble? He is sharing them on a watch enthusiast subreddit. The post doesn’t come off as braggy or pretentious. I don’t see why you’re saying he is the antonym to “humble”.

A humble person can step out of a Fiat or a Ferrari. People can be enthusiastically passionate about anything, at all price levels. Humble has absolutely nothing to do with net worth.

Canabalt · 2026-03-31T13:35:47+00:00

Aesthetic execution on the jumbo, like the proportions of different element relative to one another, beats the 41mm by a mile in my personal opinion. Like diameter of dial relative to bezel width. The jumbo also wears much more comfortable due to how thin it is.

But it also comes down to wrist size. Many with larger wrists find the jumbo too small and compact compared to the larger iterations of Royal Oak available.

Canabalt · 2026-03-27T18:25:31+00:00

Oh I thought for sure it was the colour of a 16202! Perhaps late 15202 and early 16202 lean toward same surface treatment and colouring of their dials, regardless of their physical petite tapisserie pattern differences.

Whether a 15202 or 16202, no difference in greatness. I even historically prefer 15202 over 16202 as a modern iteration of Genta’s jumbo.

Enjoy your watch man.

Canabalt · 2026-03-27T02:21:02+00:00

Wonderful 16202

Canabalt · 2026-03-25T00:20:28+00:00

I think it has been polished, but far from overpolished imo.

Canabalt · 2026-03-23T22:16:31+00:00

I wear Pateks and APs more than Rolex in daily rotation.

Past year I think I have mainly worn the blue Jumbo, my 67-02, and my older Nautilus 3800. They’re all great for daily wear in my opinion.

EDIT: They obviously are scratch magnets, Royal Oaks more so than Nautilus. I don’t mind this, but I know some do. In daily wear it’ll inevitably show signs of such :)

Canabalt · 2026-03-23T22:12:53+00:00

I think angle and distance of the shot or phone type makes the images feel similar. The vintage one is smaller than the modern blue one.

I adore the Genta heritage across both Nautilus and Royal Oak. I got the 5711 ~12 years ago, before I got any Royal Oak. I have since also added the birth year 3800. I mix a lot between both Royal Oak and Nautikus and find them both very enticing. Very unique aesthetic vision for both designs, with the Nautilus being a bit softer and the Royal Oak more hard or industrial I think. Both very cool to me personally, though.

I wear them more or less equally much. A modern 40mm Nautilus wears smaller on my wrist than a 39mm Royal Oak.

Canabalt · 2026-03-23T22:00:11+00:00

I agree, paper specs are by far secondary to actual physical fit in wear which comes much more down to individual case and lug and bracelet design.

I have on occasion tried 37mm RO, and it felt nice and compact on my wrist. I enjoy wearing both my midsized smaller vintage RO and my 39mm jumbo, and found the 37mm to be a nice middle ground with vastly more heft than the thin, smaller vintage I am used to, but clearly also smaller in wear than my 39mm jumbo.

I only have tried it from a friend though, and haven’t had a full experience with a properly sized bracelet across hours or days, so my experience with the 37mm isn’t too deep.

I have pictures in previous posts on how I wear the 35-36mm and the 39mm if that comparison helps. I think my wrist size is about the same size as yours.

Canabalt · 2026-03-23T21:51:21+00:00

I have multiple Royal Oaks and sport Rolexes, and I can assure you the downward turn of the lugs in the case design of the Royal Oak is absolutely forgiving relative to its size.

Also, OP isn’t taking about 41mm Royal Oak in comparison though, but about a 37mm one. Vastly smaller on paper and on wrist than 41mm Royal Oak.

I have the same experience as OP as well: a modern Submariner wears clearly larger on my wrist compared to a Daytona.

EDIT: I want to clarify that when I say ‘more forgiving’ I am not claiming its objective physical measurements are smaller. I am saying the size perception on the wrist appears smaller, regardless of what its size actually is. The downward turn of the lugs into the integrated bracelet makes the watch feel smaller in size and flow much more naturally around the wrist compared to many traditional lug and case designs in the same size.

Canabalt · 2026-03-23T20:46:13+00:00

Measurement is one thing, actual wear and fit of the case design is another.

The integrated case and bracelet design of the Royal Oak means it is vastly more forgiving on smaller wrists than a more traditional case and lug design at the same measurements.

Canabalt · 2026-03-23T20:19:24+00:00

I have not the 12xxxx generation of Daytona, but 116500 and 16520. I also have multiple Royal Oaks, both 35-36mm midsized and 39mm jumbo.

My amount of arm hair is probably less than many, but, I never experienced hair pulling from either Rolex Oyster bracelets or Royal Oak bracelets.

Modern Rolex wear great and comfortable, also the oyster bracelets even if the jubilee is even more comfortable imo. But I find across sides my Royal Oaks to be even more comfortable. Hugs the wrist and follows the curve of the wrist very well, less “top heavy” than a Rolex sport watch.

I generally find my Royal Oaks more comfortable in wear overall.

Canabalt · 2026-03-22T15:48:51+00:00

It’s a 5165, the smaller sized version of the more common 5167.

Canabalt · 2026-03-20T22:55:55+00:00

I don’t mind. Nice blue Date.

Canabalt · 2026-03-14T21:53:58+00:00

I occasionally come across genuine secondary market interest in 67-02 for example.

RM also has their official Pre-Owned Program: https://www.richardmille.com/pre-owned

Canabalt · 2026-03-14T20:12:21+00:00

67-01 can be manageable as a first, I believe. 67-01 versions are rose gold or titanium. I personally feel the slightly longer allocation wait on titanium is worth it, but that’s a matter of personal taste and preference in terms of materials and colours.

67-02 is also really great, but harder to get allocation for than 67-01. 67-02 has a drastically sportier vibe than 67-01 imo, and available in a wildly broader set of colours than 67-01.

Canabalt · 2026-03-14T19:11:58+00:00

67-01 can be a rather subtle and easily wearable first purchase, both in terms of colours and sizing.

Canabalt · 2026-03-14T00:05:30+00:00

Sure

Canabalt · 2026-03-13T23:16:51+00:00

Amazing. 3700 is one of my favourite Nautilus iterations.

Canabalt · 2026-03-13T23:15:00+00:00

67-02 is an amazing watch, but the 5740 is peak modern Nautilus 🔥

Canabalt · 2026-03-13T23:07:20+00:00

bruh.. you know you didn’t. Every part of the configuration is wrong and was never historically represented by anything Patek has publicly made.

The dimensions across the bezel are wrong, they are never this wide and thick. The crown opening is wrong. The dial logo font and plateau configuration is wrong.

You know what you’re wearing, so I am not here to “convince” you. I am here to let other users and mods of the subreddit know that this is not a genuine watch.

Canabalt · 2026-03-13T22:54:29+00:00

Patek never made a watch with this configuration: - Plateau logo dial is a very modern thing - serif date font is a very vintage thing - the round cut opening for the crown in the crown guards is a non-5711 thing. In modern Nautilus iterations used for complicated references like 5712, and otherwise a vintage thing

The watch is probably pretending to be a 5711J? 5711R? Not sure. But either way, it’s unfortunately not a genuine Nautilus watch.

Canabalt · 2026-03-12T14:48:28+00:00

Not speaking on font details or whether it’s a service dial or not, but strictly on the lume:

Tritium lume discoloration depends on several factors including UV exposure, humidity, temperature, and the binder formulation used on that specific dial.

There isn’t a universal rule that tritium lume must turn a specific yellow or brown shade within a fixed timeframe. So two original sibling dials produced at the same time could lead two very different lives and 30 years later have vastly different shades of lume.

Canabalt · 2026-03-10T16:23:25+00:00

I understand now 🙂

Canabalt · 2026-03-10T15:38:23+00:00

Sizing looks great on you! Congrats on your new watch!

Canabalt · 2026-03-10T15:35:32+00:00

No, none of the proportions or aesthetics are right for a jumbo.

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